Jesse Moak

Longtime writer. Firebrand for the ages. Purveyor of archaic information. Lover of various things classic and old school. Minister of the Retro faith. Follow my mad quest at my official blog page, on Facebook, on Tumblr, and on Twitter, all under the "Retro Revelations" war-banner. There's no need to miss the past, because I'm bringing it back.

William decided that he hated his first Super Mario Bros. Challenge run. So he demanded a Redemption Run, and I decided to allow it, for sheer entertainment value. Will he beat Harold’s run, or will he fall flat on his face?

And now for Pt. 2 of “A History of Female Heroes in Gaming”, looking at the epic 90s! http://retrorevelations.blogspot.com/2018/02/femme-fatales-history-of-female-heroes.html And here’s a preview of what’s inside:

So Chris opened his big mouth, and said he could “easily” get through the original version of Double Dragon. Naturally, William and I decide to hold him to it, and so now the world gets to see JUST how much of a Double Dragon master Chris really…

With Mario out of the way, it’s time to get serious! And speaking of serious, it turns out ninjas have kidnapped the President! Are Chris and I bad enough dudes to rescue the Prez? Guess we’ll find out!

In what I guess you could dub “Femme Fatale February”, I’m introducing a two-part look into the history of female game characters, predating the release of Tomb Raider in November of 1996. I think most people would be surprised at just how many game heroines there actually…

Do you like retro gaming? Classic Mario action? How about totally cringe worthy moments? Well then this video has everything you’ll ever need! And if you missed my first attempt, the precursor to this madness, you can catch it here:

Time to wrap up another year, and what better way to do so than by looking at one of my top favorite games of all time: Actraiser on Super Nintendo! Published by Enix, Developed by Quintet, with one of the best gaming soundtracks of all time composed…

A game I never owned as a kid, but rented more than once, the technical “sequel” to Godzilla: Monster of Monsters on NES is a very old school, turn-based strategy game. It’s not the most exciting, or glamorous, but I loved it as a kid, and am…

You’ve seen the game, now hear one of the best game soundtracks ever made! My first non-NES soundtrack video, or “Bleeps and Bloops” game music video period, Super Castlevania IV happens to have one of my favorite SNES game soundtracks ever. So enjoy the spooky sounds, just…

It’s the Final Countdown! We’ve come to the end of this epic (and painful) journey, and now it’s time for you all to see one of the most ridiculous boss rushes in video game history! And just a fair warning…Dracula himself is one bad mother-SHUT YO MOUTH!…

So in light of the recent debate that seems to have cropped up online, as to whether or not “NES games have aged well”, I typed up what I’d like to think is a pretty solid response. http://silverbulletbill.blogspot.com/2017/10/aging-gracefully-argument-for.html

It’s Spooky Saturday, and it’s time to roll out the double dose of spookiness for October! Corey and his buddy Nick, from their own channel “Two Guys One Gam”, join me for some Game Challenge action. And because Nick has the bright idea that we should play…

The March to Halloween commences, and for the next seven weeks, prepare yourself for pure terror and madness! Reed joins me to play one of my all-time favorites, and also a game I somehow forgot JUST how unforgivingly hard it can be, Super Castlevania IV on Super…

You’ve read the article, you’ve seen the game, now rock out to one of the most underrated 8-bit soundtracks of the NES era, or perhaps one of the best game soundtracks of all time? Either way, the music is easily the strongest feature in this game! …

On our next stop in our long march towards Halloween, here is one of my personal favorite NES games as a kid. It wasn’t amazing, but being the massive Godzilla fan I was, discovering this game was absolutely perfect for me, especially because it turned me on…